I am 33, have ruputured tympanic membrane, has not completely closed 10% left to heal, have waited 9 months. Surgery tympanoplasty is scheduled 1st wk of August. I was told annulous is fibrous is a difficult area for graft to attach. Any information you can share about positives/negatives for proposed surgery? I have not been able to go near water d/t severe infection that started whole thing. My hearing is better than it was but not the best, about 20-30 hearing loss. I went deaf for about 6 weeks in right ear.